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BADBADNOTGOOD Return to VENUE for Second Show on April 9


Tickets for BADBADNOTGOOD‘s April 7th show at the Commodore Ballroom have long been sold out, however the genre-fluid, experimental jazz foursome and prolific young producers (they’ve worked with Kaytranada, Ghostface Killah (awesome) and Daniel Caeser, to name a few) are returning to the Granville strip on April 9th to play a second performance.

It’s an especially honourable act because they’re playing a show in Victoria in-between the Vancouver gigs (sorry Victorians, that one is also sold out so you’ll have to hunt the internet for your tickets). Hopefully, the band has enough celebrity fortitude to afford the short airplane jaunt between the two cities because we sure as hell wouldn’t wish that whirlwind double ferry jaunt on anyone (if you’ve ever done a day trip to Vancouver Island, you know what I’m talking about).

Somehow, tickets for the Venue performance are still available ($30 plus fees) so show your appreciation and grab yours STAT! I’ve heard that these guys put on a helluva show and if you’re familiar with any of their albums, like 2016’s IV, then you’ll definitely relate to my immense musical curiosity as to how they translate their complex sound to stage.

Monday, April 9 | 8pm | TICKETS

Venue Nightclub
Neighbourhood: Downtown
881 Granville St.
604-646-0064

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